Sorry, I forgot to mention that I did.. it didn't help.<div> </div><div>In addition, from the output of multipath -v3, multipathd is picking up all of the correct settings, even with the two separate default sections.</div> <div> </div><div>-Eli</div><div> <div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 6:39 PM, John A. Sullivan III <<a href="mailto:jsullivan@opensourcedevel.com">jsullivan@opensourcedevel.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">I don't have the expertise to help very much but did you address the previous comment about duplicate default blocks? Good luck - John <div><div></div><div class="h5"> On Thu, 2009-10-01 at 15:16 -0600, Eli Klein wrote: > Any ideas on this? Not sure if this e-mail made it out to the list. > > > Thanks! > > > -Eli > > On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 1:36 PM, Eli Klein <<a href="mailto:elijah@aclue.com">elijah@aclue.com</a>> wrote: > > On Sep 30, 2009, at 1:24 PM, John Brier wrote: > > > On 09/30/2009 03:16 PM, Eli Klein wrote: > > > > > > Here's the abbreviated output from multipath -v3: > > > > > > mpath1: pgfailback = 120 (config file default) > > > mpath1: pgpolicy = multibus (config file default) > > > mpath1: selector = round-robin 0 (internal default) > > > mpath1: features = 1 queue_if_no_path (internal default) > > > mpath1: hwhandler = 0 (internal default) > > > mpath1: rr_weight = 2 (config file default) > > > mpath1: minio = 10 (config file default) > > > mpath1: no_path_retry = 1 (config file default) > > > pg_timeout = NONE (internal default) > > > mpath1: set ACT_NOTHING (map unchanged) > > > > > > It's definitely picking up the settings correctly from > > > multipath.conf, > > > but the paths are still reinstated immediately once > > > they're reconnected > > > (even if it's just for a split second). > > > > > > > What does /var/log/messages look like when this happens? > > Since you changed failback to 120 did you restart multipathd > > or restart the box? > > > > John Brier > > > > -- > > dm-devel mailing list > > <a href="mailto:dm-devel@redhat.com">dm-devel@redhat.com</a> > > <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/dm-devel" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/dm-devel</a> > > > > > I've tried rebooting, restarting multipath (and iscsid), > flushing multipath (-F), removing all the iscsi targets > completely and then reinitializing the targets. Nothing > changes the behavior. Here's output from /var/log/messages.. > note the time between when the link becomes active (13:31:08) > to when the path is reinstated (13:31:15): > > > Sep 30 13:30:28 testbox kernel: connection7:0: ping timeout > of 5 secs expired, recv timeout 5, last rx 4470061909, last > ping 4470066909, now 4470071909 > Sep 30 13:30:28 testbox kernel: connection7:0: detected conn > error (1011) > Sep 30 13:30:28 testbox multipathd: sdf: readsector0 checker > reports path is down > Sep 30 13:30:28 testbox multipathd: checker failed path 8:80 > in map mpath0 > Sep 30 13:30:28 testbox multipathd: mpath0: remaining active > paths: 1 > Sep 30 13:30:28 testbox kernel: device-mapper: multipath: > Failing path 8:80. > Sep 30 13:30:28 testbox iscsid: Kernel reported iSCSI > connection 7:0 error (1011) state (3) > Sep 30 13:30:29 testbox kernel: connection9:0: ping timeout > of 5 secs expired, recv timeout 5, last rx 4470063232, last > ping 4470068232, now 4470073232 > Sep 30 13:30:29 testbox kernel: connection9:0: detected conn > error (1011) > Sep 30 13:30:29 testbox multipathd: sdg: readsector0 checker > reports path is down > Sep 30 13:30:29 testbox multipathd: checker failed path 8:96 > in map mpath1 > Sep 30 13:30:29 testbox multipathd: mpath1: remaining active > paths: 1 > Sep 30 13:30:29 testbox kernel: device-mapper: multipath: > Failing path 8:96. > Sep 30 13:30:30 testbox kernel: connection11:0: ping timeout > of 5 secs expired, recv timeout 5, last rx 4470064373, last > ping 4470069373, now 4470074373 > Sep 30 13:30:30 testbox kernel: connection11:0: detected conn > error (1011) > Sep 30 13:30:30 testbox iscsid: Kernel reported iSCSI > connection 9:0 error (1011) state (3) > Sep 30 13:30:30 testbox multipathd: sdh: readsector0 checker > reports path is down > Sep 30 13:30:30 testbox multipathd: checker failed path 8:112 > in map mpath2 > Sep 30 13:30:30 testbox kernel: device-mapper: multipath: > Failing path 8:112. > Sep 30 13:30:30 testbox multipathd: mpath2: remaining active > paths: 1 > Sep 30 13:30:30 testbox multipathd: dm-4: add map (uevent) > Sep 30 13:30:30 testbox multipathd: dm-4: devmap already > registered > Sep 30 13:30:30 testbox multipathd: dm-2: add map (uevent) > Sep 30 13:30:30 testbox multipathd: dm-2: devmap already > registered > Sep 30 13:30:30 testbox multipathd: dm-3: add map (uevent) > Sep 30 13:30:30 testbox multipathd: dm-3: devmap already > registered > Sep 30 13:30:31 testbox iscsid: Kernel reported iSCSI > connection 11:0 error (1011) state (3) > Sep 30 13:30:43 testbox kernel: session7: session recovery > timed out after 15 secs > Sep 30 13:30:43 testbox multipathd: sdf: readsector0 checker > reports path is down > Sep 30 13:30:44 testbox kernel: session9: session recovery > timed out after 15 secs > Sep 30 13:30:44 testbox multipathd: sdg: readsector0 checker > reports path is down > Sep 30 13:30:45 testbox kernel: session11: session recovery > timed out after 15 secs > Sep 30 13:30:45 testbox kernel: sd 13:0:0:0: SCSI error: > return code = 0x000f0000 > Sep 30 13:30:45 testbox kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev > sdh, sector 407978223 > Sep 30 13:30:45 testbox multipathd: sdh: readsector0 checker > reports path is down > Sep 30 13:30:55 testbox multipathd: sdf: readsector0 checker > reports path is down > Sep 30 13:31:05 testbox multipathd: sdg: readsector0 checker > reports path is down > Sep 30 13:31:05 testbox multipathd: sdh: readsector0 checker > reports path is down > Sep 30 13:31:05 testbox multipathd: sdf: readsector0 checker > reports path is down > Sep 30 13:31:05 testbox multipathd: sdg: readsector0 checker > reports path is down > Sep 30 13:31:05 testbox multipathd: sdh: readsector0 checker > reports path is down > Sep 30 13:31:08 testbox iscsid: connection9:0 is operational > after recovery (3 attempts) > Sep 30 13:31:08 testbox iscsid: connection11:0 is operational > after recovery (3 attempts) > Sep 30 13:31:11 testbox iscsid: connection7:0 is operational > after recovery (3 attempts) > Sep 30 13:31:15 testbox multipathd: sdf: readsector0 checker > reports path is up > Sep 30 13:31:15 testbox multipathd: 8:80: reinstated > Sep 30 13:31:15 testbox multipathd: mpath0: remaining active > paths: 2 > Sep 30 13:31:15 testbox multipathd: sdg: readsector0 checker > reports path is up > Sep 30 13:31:15 testbox multipathd: 8:96: reinstated > Sep 30 13:31:15 testbox multipathd: mpath1: remaining active > paths: 2 > Sep 30 13:31:15 testbox multipathd: sdh: readsector0 checker > reports path is up > Sep 30 13:31:15 testbox multipathd: 8:112: reinstated > Sep 30 13:31:15 testbox multipathd: mpath2: remaining active > paths: 2 > Sep 30 13:31:15 testbox multipathd: dm-4: add map (uevent) > Sep 30 13:31:15 testbox multipathd: dm-4: devmap already > registered > Sep 30 13:31:15 testbox multipathd: dm-2: add map (uevent) > Sep 30 13:31:15 testbox multipathd: dm-2: devmap already > registered > Sep 30 13:31:15 testbox multipathd: dm-3: add map (uevent) > Sep 30 13:31:15 testbox multipathd: dm-3: devmap already > registered > > > > > -- > dm-devel mailing list > <a href="mailto:dm-devel@redhat.com">dm-devel@redhat.com</a> > <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/dm-devel" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/dm-devel</a> </div></div>-- John A. 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